Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning 1/17/2015 Free NHL Picks & Predictions
by Guy Bruhn - 1/16/2015
Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM ET
Amalie Arena in Tampa
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The Colorado Avalanche head to Amalie Arena in Tampa to take on the Lightning on Saturday.
The Avalanche are 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 1 day rest and 5-2 in their last 7 Saturday games. They are 8-19 in their last 27 road games. The under is 4-0 in the Avalanche last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and 5-1 in their last 6 road games.
The Lightning are 4-0 in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400 and 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on 1 day rest. They are 20-7 in their last 27 home games. The under is 5-0 in the Lightning last 5 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 days situation and 6-0 in Lightning last 6 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Head-to-head, the home team is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings. The Avalanche are 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends
Colorado Avalanche are 19-26-0 Against the Spread
Colorado Avalanche are 22-21-0 against the Over/Under
Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends
Tampa Bay Lightning are 28-18-0 Against the Spread
Tampa Bay Lightning are 26-19-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Colorado Avalanche
12/23/14 LW Patrick Bordeleau Leg expected to miss 8-10 weeks
11/25/14 LW Jamie McGinn Back out for season
10/23/14 D Ryan Wilson Shoulder out for season
10/06/14 RW Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely
Tampa Bay Lightning
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely
01/15/15 D Victor Hedman Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Colorado
01/05/15 D Radko Gudas Knee expected to miss 4 months
Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay
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